“The Horrible Lady” in Istanbul: is a public non-Imperial female Portrait possible in the sixth Century AD?
In 1963 the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul purchased a female portrait of unknown provenance. It is clearly recut from an older head. In its final version, the head is late antique, but the recutting and the scarcity of comparable non-Imperial female portraits from this period have made a more se...
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University of Oslo Library
2019-03-01
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| Series: | Acta ad Archaeologiam et Artium Historiam Pertinentia |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.uio.no/acta/article/view/6870 |